Autodesk Simulation DFM 2015

Autodesk Simulation software (formerly known as CFdesign) provides fast, accurate, and flexible fluid flow and thermal simulation tools to help predict product performance, optimize designs, and validate product behavior before manufacturing—minimizing reliance on costly physical prototypes and getting innovative products to market faster. Easily explore and compare design alternatives and better understand the implications of design choices using an innovative Design Study Environment and automation tools. Make better design decisions earlier in the product development process with Autodesk Simulation CFD software.
Here are some key features of "Autodesk Simulation":
Results Evaluation and Interoperability Video:
Learn how to create and share near photorealistic images and videos of simulation results, and about mobile viewing of results and the associative exchange of Building Information Modeling (BIM) data.

Enhanced Autodesk Inventor Fusion Interoperability:
With Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013, you can use Autodesk Inventor Fusion software to create, modify, or simplify geometry, preparing CAD models for fluid flow and thermal simulation more quickly.

Enhanced interoperability includes:
- Interference detection and simplification capabilities provide fast access to simulation preparation tools.
- A fluid volume creation tool helps to automatically create an internal fluid volume or an external fluid volume (for applications such as a wind tunnel).

Autodesk Simulation CFD software provides comprehensive computational fluid dynamics tools for applications such as electronics cooling, valve design, LED thermal management, thermal comfort, and product packaging. Drive an associative design study within your CAD system and leverage a model-centric interface, automated finite element meshing, fast solvers, and the innovative Design Study Environment for setup, exploration, and decision making.

Enhanced Autodesk Revit Interoperability:
With Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013, an enhanced CAD connection with Autodesk Revit software provides associative exchange of BIM data for computational fluid dynamics simulations.

You can now use the Rule Manager to automatically assign settings to frequently recurring CAD components and BIM data, providing faster and more accurate setup of computational fluid dynamics simulations and helping building professionals design, build, and maintain higher-quality, more energy-efficient buildings.

Adaptive Meshing:
New adaptive meshing tools in Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 automatically adjust the mesh to progressively improve the speed and accuracy of fluid flow and thermal simulations. Based on the physics studied, the mesh will be refined in areas of high velocity or pressure gradients and coarsened in areas where results are not fluctuating or are less critical.

When working with CAD geometry, automatic meshing tools produce high-quality elements on the first pass. Then, adaptive meshing provides real-time refinement, resulting in higher simulation accuracy within the areas of greatest engineering concern, and helping to predict product performance in less time.